*A Collection of
Antiquarian Curios & Relics*
"The future
is already here -- it's just not evenly distributed . . ."
--William Gibson
1) EXIT MUSIC (FOR
A FILM) . . .
Readers of post-apocalyptic fiction everywhere rejoice! I just stumbled
upon some exciting news (and I'm still rubbing my foot): Margaret Atwood's
final installment in her dystopian trilogy, Madd Addam (9780385528788)
27.95 will be published on September 3. Her trilogy began with the battle
between corporations and, well, the rest of us in Oryx & Crake (9780385721677)
15.95. It continued with the eradication of most of mankind in a
worldwide pandemic in her second title in the series, The Year of the Flood
(9780307455475) 15.00, and now we will see what our genetically modified
offspring will do in their 'brave new world' in this concluding volume.
It's not often an author of Margaret Atwood's calibre attempts to tackle this
genre, (Cormac McCarthy's The Road (9780307387899) 15.00 is the only
comparable novel I can think of), so savor every single sentence . . .
In other dystopian news, the movie based
on Divergent (9780062024039) 9.99 by Veronica Roth doesn't release until
March 21, 2014, but we're already starting to see sales ramp up in anticipation
of the movie and the October 22 release of the third book in the series, Allegiant
(9780062024060) 19.99. The middle volume Insurgent (9780062024046)
17.99, which is still only available in hardcover, is selling strongly.
Finally, the second film in Suzanne Collin's Hunger Games Trilogy, Catching
Fire (9780545586177) 12.99 will be in theatres on November 22. And we
all know how well her books did when the first movie came out. I remember
when the band Timbuk3 once sang, "The future's so bright, I gotta wear
shades . . ." What happened?
2) KNIVES OUT . . . "They
stab it with their steely knives, but they just can't kill the
beast." The 'steely' reference was a nod by the Eagles to the
band Steely Dan, who had namechecked the Eagles in one of their songs. The
upcoming title The Embassy House (9781476751139) 27.00 by British
Sergeant Morgan Jones, who was at the Benghazi embassy attack and who also
found Ambassador Stevens' body, tells all in this new book. It goes on
sale October 15. Mr. Jones has been confirmed for an appearance on 60
Minutes shortly thereafter. Is Benghazi a scandal yet? This
could definitely mean trouble for President Obama's 2016 re-election chances .
. .
3) FAKE PLASTIC TREES . .
. The ubiquitous Carl Sams is back with not one, not two, but
three new photography books featuring the great outdoors. Carl loves his
birds, and both Loons in the Mist (9780982762530) 14.95 and For the
Love of Birds (9780982762547) 14.95 highlight his talent for catching the
right bird at the right moment. Lastly, his Babies of the Wild (9780982762554)
14.95 is chock full of baby animal photos that are adorable for any age . .
.
Odds
& Sods
They're
back! Two of Partner's favourite ghosthunters Kathleen Tedsen and
Beverlee Rydel have returned with a new book of their ghostly exploits in Haunted
Travels of Michigan III: Spirits Rising (9781933272412) 14.95. The
best feature of this book is that there is a special section on Mackinac Island
hauntings. It is a must-have for Mackinac Island stores . . .
Today we
received the long-awaited fourth edition of Michelle Darrall Zavatsky's Kids
Love Indiana (9780615731674) 17.95. With more than 500
kid-friendly stops, this is the only guidebook that any family will ever need .
. .
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